The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
THE CoNSCIENCELEss BLACK FLY.
A Mlerosespical Exa Initiation II tho Insect
that stung Mrs. Cleveland.

that stuns Mrs. Cleveland.
Scientific and popular interest seldom go
hand in hand to the extent that will be shown
In tho results Of an investigation Just con-
cluded by Mr.. La Grange browne OF Brooklyn,
Mr.. Browne is an amateur microscopic Of
moro than local renown. His subject In this
case Is also very widely known. 1t ID the black
ny OF the North Woods. the almost intolerable
pest OF the AdirondAcks, that in all other 70
spects are so attractive.
This black hy has been held up to exc
Grafton by all returned tourists and campers
out In the wilds The fisherman and hunter
alike have exSsust;ed The vHc.hql.ry Of de- .;
moro peaceful appearance has not been spared,
and ali have Joined in spreading the reports Of
Of tho black ny Even the grand army of ay-
at-homes have thus come TO know OF his traits
aRd to T ms NJ
ton has been somewhat checked BY the sus.
tain ng and .oothin9 thought that he does not
cousin the mosquito. Even Q most Christian
regard for the feelings OF your neiEhbor who
vent = feeling OF quiet Satisfaction . sort Of
the black ny does not come down this way.
Of The woods while President Cleveland and
Guilty coz p against tho black dies. Il was I not
a:, ,hsy the Ds ample
surface Of tho good Daniel until his head
looked as though katxeryam,ner and erysipelas
WAS because the same cordial but disaxreeable
attentions, had been sh2wsEsd BY them upon
the 5s.I, h wife OF til; President tina, the o
BLACK fy. The excellent taste Of the fellows
ccnsisrsd A that the merest .psrt Of s.!Iantrs
would have led Thorn to spare her even nattor:
Ing mite. Of to fna
th.t 500 q the 50 Of irss 2mer.
upon. And when tn: party came out Of Tie
:SSss. SSss d:sSs4 fss
thing to do With the feeling. Of course. but tho
cause OF the real. eolid. hearty sympathy.
In the Presidents party wss man who had
~ s hs HoSd
no, respect even the arst lady Of 1t ting land. II
street. Bfootiyn, who sra.p.d n scientific
interest 81 tho sttustion. Carefully COLLECTING
% r. 10 g. q
. deit and stiIal workman In spything re-
juggies with the facts and figures Of the credit
SsS soos. district H. s soas: Il 'fs
devoted to such, amusements Is microscopy.
photography. and the exhaustive stuty OF cleo
he can make almost anything The nne metal
work OF microscope stand would not stump
ths ensss as s has ahan 20
OF his own mounting, and pretuer collection
Of slides would be hard to lind; The delcaey
slides, q net OF tho owner and maker. He got
to work on it one evening and forgot all about
nsn IsiRS o he ~
seconds Of an inch square, Under the power
seen to be collection OF 1l8 diatoms arranged
In Q symmetrical design.
of disseStinT the black ay and displaying bis
pestilent nature Is readily seen, But with ell
his skill. Mr.. Browne was not u BILE to gst u whole
fly mount out OF the twenty sent They had
been put into an envelope and mashed among
themselves and into the enamel OF the pa ns;
n IN BS ss saossn
ana mounted, and the terrible effectiveness Of
the insects armament Il plaii Sy sh?wn .b6 No
with tho Weapons or not. From the structure
bites Mr.. Browne ID inclined to think that
has demonstrated is SUFFICIENT to show that the
SsSn h h upon him. His wicked head IS
armed In this style First In the order Of use
IL . long keen lance. hagnihed 800 diane
ters, II 10 yet so fne that It looks like y
needle. The suddennsss OF the black hy's
bite Is always remark cd on the frst experience.
II seems that he stabs hts little alb as he
lights. But that Is only the beginning. Tha
antennR about the mounted head number six
beside the lance. and Mr.. Browne thinks more
has been broken Of. One long hairy tube. the
magnlfiers. Is as long as the lance and IL used
to suck up blood through. This Is between
two shooter tubes OF similar structure and
three long hne antenn9 grow out from among
but wonderfully finer. Tho operation follow
ing tho puneturins q the eStiels win IL the
ing tn 10 10 . general clawlng and tearing with
all the other antennD to irTitate the wound
and stimulate the dow OF blood. Those who
have wondered how one small ny could contain
all the bite Of this variety can now understand
II thoroughly.
wings VI tho black ay showed no marx ed
peculiaritles but the description OF his biting
apparatus shows II to Be antique among those
OF stinRing insecta. and 1t has aeyoE esl0so
kIs H. saNtaI